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Sergio Aguinaga
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How to discover more people living in unit

Sergio Aguinaga
  • Detroit, MI
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Hello. If the contract has a max of 2 people per bedroom, and home has 3 rooms, that means that there’s a maximum total of 6 people living in the home . Assuming there are 6 people in the lease agreement already (maxed out), how do we know whether more people are secretly living there if they never notify the landlord and every time the landlord is scheduled to pay a visit, they can either tell that person to leave for the day or they can lie about it and say he’s a guest. So what’s the technique used for discovering there’s a secret extra tenant living there?

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Jim K.#3 Investor Mindset Contributor
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Jim K.#3 Investor Mindset Contributor
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@Sergio Aguinaga

Find out, Sergio. Maybe there's some ordinance in Detroit against it. But having visible security cameras outside your rental property watching the doors and being monitored by the owner for security purposes is legal as legal can be where I am.

I can also most definitely tell you it's legal according to Michigan law. Look up Act 328 of the Michigan Penal Code. It took me twenty seconds to find this online. The fact that you obviously couldn't be bothered to even try to check before writing a lackadaisical response to my post does not speak highly about your future success in finding a workable solution to your problem. The two speeds "stop" and "slow" ain't gonna cut it in this business, Sergio. Find another gear.

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